A Motown release in Yugoslavia in the 60s when this was a communist country! Anyone seen this or other Motown releases from other communist country's?

I really like the label name design, it's almost R&B

Haven't got any Jugoslavian Motown but I do have a Jugoslavian Stateside of Eddie Holman from about 1970.

Whilst collecting Motown (worldwide), I had one or two from behind the "Iron curtain" inclusive of a similar ditty from Yugoslavia, however and whilst I no longer own it had a "my cherie amor" on a USSR "picture disc" which basically was a square coloured 7" card type item with a picture of a swan on a lake with background reeds! Nothing on the "disc" itself wordwise and the sleeve was even more basic....

Very interesting to see those, eye-candy for a Motown enthusiast. The missus hails from former Yugoslavia and I have asked her if she can recommend any Yugoslavian soul music, but so far she hasn´t been able to help me. However, at international record fairs I have been directed towards for instance some great Polish and Bulgarian soul acts from the 60´s and 70´s whose records are now in my collection! Sometimes it pays off to dig a bit deeper, some very nice soul music came out of other places than America. Sorry for slightly diverting from the original topic.

Edited March 20, 201015 yr by djmelismo

Brilliant, love the obscure European (and world wide) releases, great to see the scans. cheers.

ps i have a Lebanese Stax 45' of Otis Redding.

Edited March 20, 201015 yr by Brett F

My missus is also of Yugoslavian descent and I have been here 4 or 5 times and have never seen any Soul stuff. I did find some New Wave stuff and a market stall that was packed with Jazz albums. We are planning a trip for next year so I might get lucky this time.

oooh, I have a yugoslavian picture cover. That i'd mentioned on here before somewhere.tracks are; i could never love another, i wish it would rain, he who picks a rose, this is my beloved. soon as i can find the document i've just scanned of the bloody thing.

oooh, I have a yugoslavian picture cover. That i'd mentioned on here before somewhere.tracks are; i could never love another, i wish it would rain, he who picks a rose, this is my beloved. soon as i can find the document i've just scanned of the bloody thing.

was just going to post that one as have it somewhere

seen quite a fair bit of mainstream soul and some of listings seen from that part of the world often include other interesting stuff from other off the beaten track countries

Iv'e never seen a Yugoslavian soul record (until now ) , but in 1983 when a group of us were staying in Porec , there were several Northern tunes comming through the piped music in the hotel .Chubby Checker - At The Discoteque is the one that sticks in my mind . We assumed at the time , other soulies who had stayed there had left a C-60 or whatever . Perhaps not , maybe there were other local releases ????

Iv'e never seen a Yugoslavian soul record (until now ) , but in 1983 when a group of us were staying in Porec , there were several Northern tunes comming through the piped music in the hotel .Chubby Checker - At The Discoteque is the one that sticks in my mind . We assumed at the time , other soulies who had stayed there had left a C-60 or whatever . Perhaps not , maybe there were other local releases ????

Great story!

The most interesting IMO, is that they released pop from their main enemy USA.

Great story!

The most interesting IMO, is that they released pop from their main enemy USA.

Don't think they were stricktly speaking behind the Iron Curtain , so imported goods were to some extent availible ........I stand to be corrected if someone knows better though

Here`s my copy of "D Ross & The Supremes","He`s my sunny boy" on Yugoslavian Motown,also got this

on French Motown in a picture bag

Dave f..........

Talking of (former) communist states in Eastern Europe, I was in Poland about 10 years ago, visited several shops, big and small ones, selling used vinyl, but didn´t find a single soul record anywhere! Soul music never really caught on in those countries I believe? Americanisms were shunned at all levels presumably.

Edited March 23, 201015 yr by djmelismo

I've got a very strong suspicion that every single Eastern Block release, (probably along with those from Thailand/Singapore) is a bootleg.

I can't see the 'Party' allowing money to be handed over to the Capitalist Pigs.

Yugoslavia was probably the most 'Western' of the Iron Curtain countries under Marshall Tito and it was possible to travel there without too much fuss in the 60s and 70s unlike the rest of the countries such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, etc. It, therefore, doesn't seem that likely that the records were illegal.

Here`s my copy of "D Ross & The Supremes","He`s my sunny boy" on Yugoslavian Motown,also got this

on French Motown in a picture bag

Dave f..........

Thanks Dave , wonder how many Motown releases there is on this label?

Yugoslavia was probably the most 'Western' of the Iron Curtain countries under Marshall Tito and it was possible to travel there without too much fuss in the 60s and 70s unlike the rest of the countries such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, etc. It, therefore, doesn't seem that likely that the records were illegal.

Thats true!

Maybe I should start collecting soul 45 released behind the Iron Curtain , can't be many I guess.

There were actually some nice original soul releases on the Balkanton label

The recently rediscovered album by group the Flyers being one prime example.

Only got one thing, heres photo of Heard It through the Grapevine, think I paid a tenner of a Market stall in camden

The mystery deepends - here's another to add to the pile!

Rich